Surprise, with her mane a darker shade of yellow, appears as one of the Pegasi fighting against a monstrous Spike in Secret of My Excess, alongside Blaze and High Winds. Spike traps her and her fellow Wonderbolts inside a water tower. Near the end of the episode, when they're finally freed, Surprise trembles with fear before striking a heroic pose and flying off with Blaze and High Winds.

Surprise makes a background appearance in Rarity Investigates! In Newbie Dash, Surprise's eyes are revealed to be raspberry, and she has a speaking role in which she laughs at Rainbow Dash after she fails to impress the Wonderbolts. Surprise gives Rainbow a nickname "Rainbow Crash", and she reveals her Wonderbolts nickname as "Slowpoke".

Surprise appears on multiple posters, including a 21-character poster and the fan-designed WeLoveFine art print "Everypony".[6]

A list of Wonderbolts on page 34 of Little, Brown's My Little Pony Friendship is Magic official guidebookMy Little Pony: The Elements of Harmony includes the name "Surprise" without specifying Surprise's identity.[7][8]

Surprise is identified on her Enterplay collectible card game card α #50 R, which gives her the description "One of the more elusive members of the Wonderbolts, Surprise has never been seen in public without her uniform on. Her teammates all say she is an absolute blast to hang out with."[note 1] In the game's Crystal Games expansion set, card #45 R gives Surprise the description "Surprise works well with the rest of the Wonderbolts during performances, but the rest of the time there's no telling WHAT this mare is going to do next!"

Promotional material

Surprise appears in various promotional images used online,[9] including by Hasbro[10] and by the Hub Network.[11][12][13]